"Huu" meaning in All languages combined

See Huu on Wiktionary

Noun [Alemannic German]

Etymology: From Old High German hūh, from Proto-West Germanic *hūō (“owl”). Cognate with German Uhu (“eagle owl”), Dutch huilen (“to cry, weep; to howl”), English howl. Etymology templates: {{inh|gsw|goh|hūh}} Old High German hūh, {{inh|gsw|gmw-pro|*hūō||owl}} Proto-West Germanic *hūō (“owl”), {{cog|de|Uhu||eagle owl}} German Uhu (“eagle owl”), {{cog|nl|huilen||to cry, weep; to howl}} Dutch huilen (“to cry, weep; to howl”), {{cog|en|howl}} English howl Head templates: {{head|gsw|noun|g=m}} Huu m
  1. (Uri) owl, especially the Eurasian eagle owl Tags: Uri, masculine

Proper name [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from Vietnamese Hữu. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|vi|Hữu}} Borrowed from Vietnamese Hữu Head templates: {{en-prop}} Huu
  1. A male given name from Vietnamese.
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